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Pie Crimper

c. 1850
19th Century
8 in. x 1 in. x 1/2 in.

Captain Theodore Harris, (June 1, 1825–November 24, 1850)

Object Type: Decorative Art
Medium and Support: bone
Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number: 1957.4
A pie crimper with two fluted wheels at one end and a fork with four curved tines at the other end. The crimper was used to edge pies. It is an example of scrimshaw, the hand carving of whalebone. It was made by Captain Theodore Harris of Sag Harbor.

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